By KENNEDY MUPESENI – CARTELS in the mining supply chain are affecting business for local suppliers and contractors, Association of Mining Suppliers and Contractors  of Zambia (AMSCZ has observed. The association has since appealed to...

By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Luanshya Business Association has called for investment in value-addition industries to improve the economic growth of the district that has depended on mining for a long time. Association executive secretary...

By CHATULA KANGALI – MUFULIRA Municipal Council has approved an application for land to construct the US$260 million Mokambo Copper Mine by Changfa Mineral Resources. The local authority has also extended the operation area from...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – MOZAMBICAN President Fellipe Nyusi is expected to officially open this year’s Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Ndola next month. President Edgar Lungu who is the patron of the ZITF will...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – ALECTO Minerals, a gold and base metals exploration company, has raised £665,000 through a share placement to provide it with additional working capital for its gold mine project located in Mumbwa,...

By MELANIE BURTON – THE prices of copper in London slipped yesterday, as worries about global oversupply eclipsed support from a softer dollar and polls suggesting that Britain will remain in the European Union. The...

By CHATULA  KANGALI – THE Government has said  the recent increment in the maize purchasing price will not put the 2016 national Budget under strain because of the increase in revenue collection this year. Last...

By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has embarked on a probe into the mobile money market to confirm reports of restrictive business practices. Consumers have been expressing misgivings on the...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Government has awarded a petroleum exploration  licence  to Tullow Oil Zambia over block 31  for explorations in Luapula and Northern Provinces following  an open bidding process. Tullow Zambia is one...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE European Union (EU)-Zambia Business Club (EU-ZBC) has been launched to increase business opportunities between Europe and Zambia. The EUZBC further aims at becoming a reference point of EU companies wanting...